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next on the show, what is the fed's take on washington's new war cry? steve liesman joins us with an exclusive interview with dallas fed president richard fisher. dow 15,000 by next year? the traders almanac says yes. before you print out the hats, art cashin, hear what needs to happen first in order to make the prediction come true. >>> we continue our exclusive newsmakers on this special edition of "street signs." steve liesman will bring in a very special guest. steve? >> thanks, erin. joining us from dallas, federal reserve president and ceo richard fisher. >> steve, good to see you. >> all you have to be is half as animated as barney frank, it will be a terrific interview. let me get right to the date we lad today which retail sales coming worse than expected by economists on the negative side in december, jobs number negative in december, minus 85,000. what's the state of the recov y recovery. >> what do you expect for 2010? >> i i think there is a recovery under way. i think it will be tepid. we're still going to have a problem with unemployment
next on the show, what is the fed's take on washington's new war cry? steve liesman joins us with an exclusive interview with dallas fed president richard fisher. dow 15,000 by next year? the traders almanac says yes. before you print out the hats, art cashin, hear what needs to happen first in order to make the prediction come true. >>> we continue our exclusive newsmakers on this special edition of "street signs." steve liesman will bring in a very special guest. steve?...
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"the washington post" reports 34 companies not just google victims of cyberattacks. is cyberespionage a cost of being business in china? what can companies do? i'm thinking by more stuff. larry clinton and president and ceo of the inter-nate security alliance and brian cunningham, former white house security guy, now a lawyer at morgan and cunningham. larry, without make a pitch for buying more stuff, i want to ask you, shouldn't google and the other 34 companies had better protection to stop this from happening? >> certainly it's possible that they should have better managed their financial cyberrisk. obviously, they should have been able to anticipate that they were going to be attacked, there have been studies for a number of years, northrop grumman did a study last year on the extent of attacks from china. but you don't have to be doing business in china to be attacked by the chinese. all american companies face similar sorts of problems and managing their cyberrisks bet. >> right. brian sunni cunningham seems li government should be concerned. if the chinese wer
"the washington post" reports 34 companies not just google victims of cyberattacks. is cyberespionage a cost of being business in china? what can companies do? i'm thinking by more stuff. larry clinton and president and ceo of the inter-nate security alliance and brian cunningham, former white house security guy, now a lawyer at morgan and cunningham. larry, without make a pitch for buying more stuff, i want to ask you, shouldn't google and the other 34 companies had better protection...
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michael, is washington helping or hurting? >> well, of course they're making the situation much, much worse and they actually caused the problem to begin with. they have the foolish belief that they can pick the right interest rate. see, interest rates should be a function of the supply of savings versus the demand for money. if you have one person or 12 people on the fomc deciding that interest rates should be 1% or zero they distort the cost of money and they cause the demand for money to rise. they cause the amount of money in circulation to skyrocket. and then you get this rolling bubble economy. that has to stop. that's where we have to start. one more thing quickly. you see, we have now inculcated firmly this bailout mentality in the country and that also has to stop. >> greg, what do you think? >> i think ben bernanke has been a model of transparency compared to alan greenspan. the fed is letting us know what they're going to do. mark, i think the real confusion is on taxes. in alt years i've done this in washington i'v
michael, is washington helping or hurting? >> well, of course they're making the situation much, much worse and they actually caused the problem to begin with. they have the foolish belief that they can pick the right interest rate. see, interest rates should be a function of the supply of savings versus the demand for money. if you have one person or 12 people on the fomc deciding that interest rates should be 1% or zero they distort the cost of money and they cause the demand for money...
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you're not in washington. another day of questions about what caused the financial crisis on the congressional commission will be putting fdic chair shei sheila bair, and they faced a barrage of questions about their role in the crisis, also compensation, bonus programs, the post-t.a.r.p. world. faber was down there yesterday. i thought you might still be down there. when i said it five minutes ago, you were not down there. you were here. you don't have a star trek thing that -- >> no, not yet. >> we don't have that yet. >> i came back. one day of those hearings is -- >> plenty perform. >> i'll watch with some interest today. sheila bair is always interesting to listen to, mary schapiro. yesterday was the headline and it's amazing how the room empties out for panel two. you feel bad for these guys. >> really? you are a solid back or -- >> no, i took the shuttle. >> to laguardia. >> anything else you'd like to know about my travel? >> yeah. where were you standing? >> i took the car home. >> where were you stan
you're not in washington. another day of questions about what caused the financial crisis on the congressional commission will be putting fdic chair shei sheila bair, and they faced a barrage of questions about their role in the crisis, also compensation, bonus programs, the post-t.a.r.p. world. faber was down there yesterday. i thought you might still be down there. when i said it five minutes ago, you were not down there. you were here. you don't have a star trek thing that -- >> no,...
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cnbc's diana olick is in washington with the latest update. hello, diana. >> hello, larry. yesterday it was the bankers and today it's the regulators. members of the financial crisis panel pressing the heads of the fdic and securities and exchange commission as well as attorney general eric holder as to how lack of regulation contributed to the crisis. >> in september of 2004 the fbi warned or it was the head of the criminal division of the fbi, the assistant director, washed about a quote, unquote, epidemic of mortgage fraud coursing across this country, and indicated that if it went unchecked it could end up with a financial consequence as a crisis as large as the snl crisis. what steps were taken in the wake of that 2004 fbi warning? foo we are constantly in the process of reviewing that which we can do better. i am not familiar myself with that statement. >> now, holder seemed to want to direct attention to deterring future dangerous financial conduct, but fdic chairman sheila bair who was an early critic of the subprime mortgage market admitted freely that the regulato
cnbc's diana olick is in washington with the latest update. hello, diana. >> hello, larry. yesterday it was the bankers and today it's the regulators. members of the financial crisis panel pressing the heads of the fdic and securities and exchange commission as well as attorney general eric holder as to how lack of regulation contributed to the crisis. >> in september of 2004 the fbi warned or it was the head of the criminal division of the fbi, the assistant director, washed about...
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let's go to jack in washington, d.c. jack. >> caller: big georgetown hoya boo-yah. >> yes, yes, yes. boo-yah. go ahead. >> caller: all right. how do you feel about aviation security equipment maker analog corporation, symbol aolg? >> you know what, i should have been recommending this stock the whole time. it has this great -- medical business. it has -- you know, why am i recommending this? i have to do more work. i have find out why i'm not recommending it. maybe there is something i'm missing. let me come back to this. i have some holes. that's okay. better just to own it. how come you own so many stocks? i don't. already. let's go to mark in indiana. he works at the parks and recreation park. go ahead, mark. >> caller: cramerica land that i love ♪ boo-yah from indianapolis, indiana. >> don't quit your day job, boo-yah. okay. >> caller: good day today. 4%. resistance around six. >> i like this stock. here is the one on this stock. a year ago, it was -- this thing has had something move. i mean, a year ago was this w
let's go to jack in washington, d.c. jack. >> caller: big georgetown hoya boo-yah. >> yes, yes, yes. boo-yah. go ahead. >> caller: all right. how do you feel about aviation security equipment maker analog corporation, symbol aolg? >> you know what, i should have been recommending this stock the whole time. it has this great -- medical business. it has -- you know, why am i recommending this? i have to do more work. i have find out why i'm not recommending it. maybe there...
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kaufman goes to washington. >> i've spent a lot of time down in washington, i know what's going on, and talk about it for years at duke law school. i feel good about the ability to do these things. but it's hard and it's tough. i really appreciate you -- >> are you kidding me? what you do makes me feel good. thank you, senator. senate ted kaufman of delaware. born down the block from me. "mad money" is back after break. in 25 years, global energy consumption will increase by 50%. to meet demand, we'll need to harness the power of sun... wind... waves... and atoms. but that's not enough. today, we need oil. which means before we drill for oil, we drill for data. we can create 3d models of hidden reserves. find new oil in old wells. extend the life of a field. reduce the need for new drilling. smarter resources... to fuel the smarter planet. that's what i'm working on. i'm an ibmer. let's build a smarter planet. >>> i like to say there's always a bull market somewhere. i promise to try to find it just for you right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow.
kaufman goes to washington. >> i've spent a lot of time down in washington, i know what's going on, and talk about it for years at duke law school. i feel good about the ability to do these things. but it's hard and it's tough. i really appreciate you -- >> are you kidding me? what you do makes me feel good. thank you, senator. senate ted kaufman of delaware. born down the block from me. "mad money" is back after break. in 25 years, global energy consumption will increase...
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and i would suggest that a lot did not. >> should heads roll in washington, as a result of what went on? >> i think that the regulators who failed in their responsibility, absolutely should. >> all right, leave it there. hank, great to have out room. >> great to be with you. >> thank you so much for joining us and walking us through this, hank greenberg. >>> up next david faber along with breaking news on one of the big m&a stories of the past year. trading is all about strategy. and strategy... is all about information. heat mapping shows me where the money's moving. twenty five hundred stocks... one quick look. that's where the action is. plus, this amazing gadget... it's called the telephone. i can call td ameritrade anytime and talk trades, strategy... anything. td ameritrade. built by traders, for traders. this is what i need. announcer: trade commission free for 30 days, plus get 100 dollars cash, when you open an account. this is not pay the hospital insurance. this is not pay the doctor insurance. this is not major medical insurance. this is affordable-we-pay-cash -directly-t
and i would suggest that a lot did not. >> should heads roll in washington, as a result of what went on? >> i think that the regulators who failed in their responsibility, absolutely should. >> all right, leave it there. hank, great to have out room. >> great to be with you. >> thank you so much for joining us and walking us through this, hank greenberg. >>> up next david faber along with breaking news on one of the big m&a stories of the past year....
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washington time. scheduled to testify, u.s. attorney general eric holder, mary schapiro and fdic chairman sheila bair. busy day today. >> absolutely is, bertha. european stocks up around 0.6%, a little bit more on the ftse 100, up 0.7%. basic resources doing fairly well. anna is with us after a year of maternity leave, but it's great to have you back on "worldwide exchange." >> thank you very much, ross. >> and the cadbury development continues. >> there have been a number of reports that suggests that hershey is after all going to come through with a white night bid for cadbury. the kraft bid is on the table and it's been slightly rejected. will hershey be any more successful? cadbury has talked about how there might be a better cultural fit between the two. we'll watch that with interest. there's also a political dimension here, as well, because peter mandleson has been calling together investors about taking a long-term view generally about takeovers. >> and britain has prided themselves to be being pretty open about anybody
washington time. scheduled to testify, u.s. attorney general eric holder, mary schapiro and fdic chairman sheila bair. busy day today. >> absolutely is, bertha. european stocks up around 0.6%, a little bit more on the ftse 100, up 0.7%. basic resources doing fairly well. anna is with us after a year of maternity leave, but it's great to have you back on "worldwide exchange." >> thank you very much, ross. >> and the cadbury development continues. >> there have...
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nothing happened on the financial commitment in washington, d.c. more breaking news. the financial crisis is over. it's been over for at least six months. and another news flash. bank stocks went up 1.5% today, probably because the utterly stupid and dopey obama bank tax hike will be less onerous than people first feared. and another plus for stocks, all the bush tax cuts, including capital gains, may be extended for one to two more years. that's what i hear. wow! we'll report. and 42 wall street economists say bernanke was wrong and john taylor was right. excessivily easy fed policy caused the housing bubble, and the kudlow hotline is open for business. let us know if you think bankers caused the economic crisis and the financial meltdown. fasten your seat belts, everybody, "the kudlow report" begins right now. good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. welcome back to "the kudlow report" where we believe free market kacapitalism is the best path to prosperity. the financial committee investigated last year's financial meltdown. bryan moore joins us now with the gory
nothing happened on the financial commitment in washington, d.c. more breaking news. the financial crisis is over. it's been over for at least six months. and another news flash. bank stocks went up 1.5% today, probably because the utterly stupid and dopey obama bank tax hike will be less onerous than people first feared. and another plus for stocks, all the bush tax cuts, including capital gains, may be extended for one to two more years. that's what i hear. wow! we'll report. and 42 wall...
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i think that people are taking a wait-and-see approach, waiting on washington to dictate what the policies are going to look at. >> i see. still seeing buying power in technology. >> and materials. >> what you are seeing in the financial services. >> only seen is the sell side. so our customers are getting out, lighting up positions but it's not significant. i mean they're not big players in them anyways so it's hard to gauge what my guys are doing as opposed to what steve's customers are doing but as far as tech stocks definitely seeing money going into it. >> catalyst, steve, later in the year 2010, what are the main catalysts that investors need to focus on in terms of putting money to work. >> where i get bullish, middle of the year, unless the bush tax cuts are extended i think that we're looking at higher taxes in 2011. the market's always ahead. >> yeah, looking at higher taxes we know. >> well we are but a rumor that those tax cuts are extended, so if they aren't extended, we're looking at june/july on a pullback, foreseeing higher taxes, higher corporate taxes, higher payroll taxe
i think that people are taking a wait-and-see approach, waiting on washington to dictate what the policies are going to look at. >> i see. still seeing buying power in technology. >> and materials. >> what you are seeing in the financial services. >> only seen is the sell side. so our customers are getting out, lighting up positions but it's not significant. i mean they're not big players in them anyways so it's hard to gauge what my guys are doing as opposed to what...
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a 12-0 washington play. trailing as many as 22. >> steve: first points in the game for smith. 12-2 in the last three minutes for washington. started the game just 2-14. smith lost it off his foot. and stevenson comes the other way looking for help. travel. reset with foye. here is jamison back out to foye for a long three-point shot that's good. randy foye with 12 points in the game on five of eight shooting. he is so productive in that starting role. >> phil: he really has been. wizards cut it to 8. >> steve: joe johnson's launch is no good. washington can climb even closer. wizards will have tomorrow off. leave tonight. fly up to chicago. play the bulls friday night. first time this season against chicago. foye again. and he hits another one. this one a two-point field goal. randy foye has been outstanding. six of nine from the field. 15 points. wizards cut it to 6. smith turns on haywood. short jumper no good. jamison the rebound. foye. jamison baseline. backing in. had it knock out by williams and out-of
a 12-0 washington play. trailing as many as 22. >> steve: first points in the game for smith. 12-2 in the last three minutes for washington. started the game just 2-14. smith lost it off his foot. and stevenson comes the other way looking for help. travel. reset with foye. here is jamison back out to foye for a long three-point shot that's good. randy foye with 12 points in the game on five of eight shooting. he is so productive in that starting role. >> phil: he really has been....
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good morning, washington. >>> welcome back to "good morning washington." would have some major news on the traffic front. lisa baden will get to that in just a second. >> we're looking forward to a little bit of a warm-up. >> we were at4 yesterday. we will be close to 50 today. 31 downtown. milder there. 15 in stephens city. the wind is fairly coalm. upper 40's. it should be a gorgeous afternoon. a major situation 270 happening situation 270. >> we have a live picture of a fire that has been burning for almost an hour. this is on montrose road over 270. this was a fuel tanker that turns over perk is on known as to the amount of fuel. you see 270 has been set free. the have reopened southbound 270. the backup is huge and expensive. northbound is going to be closed. this fire is on montrose road on the east side. it is on the side over 270 north, which is what they feel safe to let southbound travel to get through. all the red is northbound where there will be forced off before you get to tuchman lakerman lan you can get down to the beltway. >> at least sout
good morning, washington. >>> welcome back to "good morning washington." would have some major news on the traffic front. lisa baden will get to that in just a second. >> we're looking forward to a little bit of a warm-up. >> we were at4 yesterday. we will be close to 50 today. 31 downtown. milder there. 15 in stephens city. the wind is fairly coalm. upper 40's. it should be a gorgeous afternoon. a major situation 270 happening situation 270. >> we have a...
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i own public-relations firm in washington, d.c. and a former staffer for senator ben nelson you said earlier that centre nelson told you that he had dug ask for the provision in the bill. a few moments ago, you said he took credit for the provision. which state and do you believe to be correct? >> both. as i recall, and i'm fairly confident that he said he didn't ask for that to be in there. he preferred a similar provision to for all states. he only got it for nebraska. he did not ask for nebraska to be singled out. he was responsible for an address to getting a but he did not ask that nebraska's only get it. do you always say again? >> no, you said earlier that he did not ask for nebraska but he is taking credit for it. >> that's correct. the associated press in california issued a report showing that governor schwarzenegger himself engaged in the exact same activity at the state level that he is complaining about the federal level. are you aware of that? would you file a similar suit against the governor of california if he was
i own public-relations firm in washington, d.c. and a former staffer for senator ben nelson you said earlier that centre nelson told you that he had dug ask for the provision in the bill. a few moments ago, you said he took credit for the provision. which state and do you believe to be correct? >> both. as i recall, and i'm fairly confident that he said he didn't ask for that to be in there. he preferred a similar provision to for all states. he only got it for nebraska. he did not ask...
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call from washington, d.c. ce&er: good morning.t( pat robertson,ç imperialism, ts is the position -- reason haiti has such hardship is because it broke with the french. just like they caused simbabway to go to hardship. -- zimbabwe to go to the hardship. activated during the haiti earthquake, a heart machine, it can create earthquakes. i would like to know if the machine was active during the haiti-ç-another thing i want t know is the united states -- united nations isçó a criminal organization. it's responsible for the spread+ of the swine flu. it was pattening -- peatenting it as well.ko this is an effort to -- host: tony, you believe the united states has patented swine flu and responsible for spreading it? >> i don't know if the united states. i think the world health organization. host: why would they do that? caller: because they practice in genocide. they want to reduce the populationç by 80%. this is all part ofñ)ççw3;3 agenda.t( agenda 21.ç >> we'll leaveç this segmentçm the "washin
call from washington, d.c. ce&er: good morning.t( pat robertson,ç imperialism, ts is the position -- reason haiti has such hardship is because it broke with the french. just like they caused simbabway to go to hardship. -- zimbabwe to go to the hardship. activated during the haiti earthquake, a heart machine, it can create earthquakes. i would like to know if the machine was active during the haiti-ç-another thing i want t know is the united states -- united nations isçó a criminal...
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the "washington post" reports he is in negotiations for a plea agreement that would ensure he would not go to jail f grand jury were to charge arenas, he would likely be accused of carrying a handgun without a license and that is a felony. >>> d.c. police were dispatched out to three did i have september shooting scenes, the latest one on blaine street. main was found unconscious and taken to the hospital where he later died. another shootings happened in southeast. police are still looking for suspects in all three of those cases. >>> same-sex couples in the district hoping to marry should start planning now. on march 2nd, they can apply for marriage licenses. the city lists that day as the day when the bill would take effect. there is a waiting period. the couples getting licenses would not be able to marry for a little bit longer, until march 8th. >>> we are continuing to follow the devastation in haiti where tens of thousands, maybe more, may be dead in that massive earthquake. coming up next, we have the latest. >>> maryland's general assembly is back in session and some state lawm
the "washington post" reports he is in negotiations for a plea agreement that would ensure he would not go to jail f grand jury were to charge arenas, he would likely be accused of carrying a handgun without a license and that is a felony. >>> d.c. police were dispatched out to three did i have september shooting scenes, the latest one on blaine street. main was found unconscious and taken to the hospital where he later died. another shootings happened in southeast. police...
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here in washington. david sheer is -- david is ain the state department, in the asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> china relations. he did talk about that yesterday. this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, can business goes sour -- if thosexd relations gos sour, what else is there is a glue to hold them together? >> you are talking about interaction between the two largest economies in the world. so we are going to do business together. that is not the issue. the issue is whether the issue is within our economic relationship -- this is a serious issue. -- on a number of levels. as we have talked about, there are business standards and expectations, international norms that you expect of your business partners. and we have had multiple conversations with china about activity both in this area and more broadly. we have a mature relationship with china. we h
here in washington. david sheer is -- david is ain the state department, in the asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> china relations. he did talk about that yesterday. this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, can business goes sour -- if thosexd relations gos sour, what else is there is a glue to hold them together? >> you...
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i own it public relations firm in washington, d.c. in your comments, you said earlier that senator nelson told you he did not ask that provision be inserted to the bill, and yet, just a few moments ago, you said with great fanfare, he took great credit for it. i just want to know which statement you believe to be correct. >> both. he told me, as i recall, and i am fairly confident this is precisely what he said is that he said he did not ask for that to be in there. he preferred a similar provision for all states, but he only got it for nebraska. but he did not ask for nebraska to be singled out, so he was responsible for nebraska getting it, but he did not ask that were brought -- that nebraska only get it. do you want me to say it again? >> earlier, you say that he did not ask for it, and now, you are saying he did not ask for nebraska only to get it. after governor schwarzenegger made the comments, a report is issued showing that governor schwarzenegger himself engaged in this very exacts a activity at the state level that he was c
i own it public relations firm in washington, d.c. in your comments, you said earlier that senator nelson told you he did not ask that provision be inserted to the bill, and yet, just a few moments ago, you said with great fanfare, he took great credit for it. i just want to know which statement you believe to be correct. >> both. he told me, as i recall, and i am fairly confident this is precisely what he said is that he said he did not ask for that to be in there. he preferred a similar...
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host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the tax preparation shop may not be the person who signed the return. and as you all may not know, anyone who have -- and as you all know, anyone who prepares a return has to sign it and track whether they are accurate themselves in doing the return. the person who you are meeting may not be the one that signs in who we can track. the irs is proposing to recall require not -- to require non- signers to be regulated. that concerns me because someone who may not have ever met the taxpayer is the one assigned to return and we may not h
host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the...
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in washington today, psident obama pledd u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred mes of ocean between uand a long history that binds utogether, haitians are our neighbors i the americ and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with e many haitian- americans arnd our country, who do not yetnow the fate of their milies and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miamto new york and elsewhere, itian- americanbegan gathering last night to wt for news. >> no, i only got a busy snd. >> woodrf: some tried in vain to reach filies all night. >> i have a t of sisters the, and i went over there in julyo spend time with them. i don't know if i will have chce to see them again. >> wdruff: in miami's little iti section this morning, a mass forhe earthquake victims was held at the cathedraof st. mary the dister affected all, from everydayeople to community leaders, includi phillip brutus, the first itian american elected tthe state legislature in flori. >> a lot of pele are uncounted for. my wifis in haiti. i have a five-
in washington today, psident obama pledd u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred mes of ocean between uand a long history that binds utogether, haitians are our neighbors i the americ and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with e many haitian- americans arnd our country, who do not yetnow the fate of their milies and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miamto new york and elsewhere, itian- americanbegan gathering last night to wt for news....
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in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's 82nd airborne division. they left fort bragg, north carolina today. their main task is to prepare for the arrival friday of more than 800 other u.s. military personnel. and thousands of additional u.s. troops are expected to head to haiti in the coming days. at the same time, the president warned a relief effort of this magnitude will not happen all at once. >> even as we move as quickly as possible, it will take hours, and in many cases days, to get all of our people and resources on the ground. >> reporter: underscoring the u.s. commitment, secretary of state hillary clinton cut short her tr
in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's...
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that is the environment that many of us hoped for when it came to washington. that is what the president hoped for. there would be an american way, he was going to bring down the partisanship, and we began the year with a stimulus bill that must $787 billion which was passed with democratic votes. from my standpoint, rather than looking at the coalition's where there are democrats or republicans to support the stimulus plan, health care plan -- that really would enable us to move forward recognizing and that neither party is the repository for having the correct answer. i think, in some ways, the president is driven by the leadership in congress. harry reid and nancy pelosi helped the president make the decision to pass these legislative priorities. getting 218 democrats to vote for a piece of legislation was an easier way to move for a rather than getting 60 democrats and 60 republicans moving legislation forward. they moved to the president in a position that said we recommend you take a more partisan approach and we not go along the bipartisan approach on th
that is the environment that many of us hoped for when it came to washington. that is what the president hoped for. there would be an american way, he was going to bring down the partisanship, and we began the year with a stimulus bill that must $787 billion which was passed with democratic votes. from my standpoint, rather than looking at the coalition's where there are democrats or republicans to support the stimulus plan, health care plan -- that really would enable us to move forward...
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>> the state department itself has an extensive legless program, conducted both in washington, in taipei and in beijing. i myself was one of the first, was the first foreign service officer to study chinese in mainland china after 1949. i went to the johns hopkins center in noshing. >> but the fact that we have an aggressive state department program is indication we don't have language skills within the america public at large. where do you see that in terms of as we move ahead? >> i agree that we need -- we need more chinese language skills developed within the american public at large. we've seen greater growth in chinese language, teaching in high schools and at the university level. and in this regard, the president has announced a very strong initiative during his trip to increase the number of american students in china to 100,000 over the next four years ago we will be working to implement that in the coming weeks and months. >> thank you all for your service. >> i think the german. mr. bartlett? >> to mr. sasquatch and, i would suggest china has two concerns that largely a limite
>> the state department itself has an extensive legless program, conducted both in washington, in taipei and in beijing. i myself was one of the first, was the first foreign service officer to study chinese in mainland china after 1949. i went to the johns hopkins center in noshing. >> but the fact that we have an aggressive state department program is indication we don't have language skills within the america public at large. where do you see that in terms of as we move ahead?...
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host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the tax preparation shop may not be the person who signed the return. and as you all may not know, anyone who have -- and as you all know, anyone who prepares a return has to sign it and track whether they are accurate themselves in doing the return. the person who you are meeting may not be the one that signs in who we can track. the irs is proposing to recall require not -- to require non- signers to be regulated. that concerns me because someone who may not have ever met the taxpayer is the one assigned to return and we may not h
host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the...
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also with us on washington journal was republican representative pete hoekstra of michigan, the ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> host: we talk now with representative pete, congressman you will be getting a briefing today by the administration on the christmas day bombing attempt. what do you want to know? >> guest: there's a couple of things i want to know. number one this is kind of personal for me i come from steve michigan and this was an attack on the largest city of detroit, so we have any indication at all that detroit was picked for a specific reason and this is an indication that it may be a target sometime again in the future or was detroit just a choice of convenience? it could have been atlantic or minneapolis, could have been new york or any other city. the guy was just getting to detroit. and the second thing is i really want to find out why after fort hood which had very much the same footprint the american-born radical clerk in yemen, it had al qaeda of the arabian peninsula and it was an attack on america. what steps did the administration take immediate
also with us on washington journal was republican representative pete hoekstra of michigan, the ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> host: we talk now with representative pete, congressman you will be getting a briefing today by the administration on the christmas day bombing attempt. what do you want to know? >> guest: there's a couple of things i want to know. number one this is kind of personal for me i come from steve michigan and this was an attack on the largest...
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so washington worries about that. on the other hand, the regional offices that image before it don't worry about it at all, seemingly. they just want to work collaboratively to get the job done. so there's a bit of politics there. the last thing i want to mention that is really rather insidious is that from time to time, federal agencies to suffer from regulatory capture. and what i mean by that is they have become so close to the entities that they are sworn to regulate, and there is so much moving back and forth between those entities and the regulators, sort of a revolving door system, that i believe that their mission gets lost in the process. and some of that has occurred at the occ in my view. >> commissioner born, which woni would like to be able to let attorney general suthers respond, if you would like to. >> thank you, commissioner. i've watch the arguments about federal preemption for many years now. typically the proponents tell congress that subjecting our industry to 50 different state regulatory schemes
so washington worries about that. on the other hand, the regional offices that image before it don't worry about it at all, seemingly. they just want to work collaboratively to get the job done. so there's a bit of politics there. the last thing i want to mention that is really rather insidious is that from time to time, federal agencies to suffer from regulatory capture. and what i mean by that is they have become so close to the entities that they are sworn to regulate, and there is so much...
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we were most of you probably read proust kaufman's op-ed in the washington post yesterday and if you didn't you should have is good, the two things i think bruce didn't mention there are that al-qaeda right now is doubling down on trying to delegitimize and discredit the pakistan and a regime, one, and secondly there are increasing their efforts to co-op with a public opinion surrounding the israeli-palestinian conflict and that's creating all sorts of problems for them but also opportunities. >> thank you. and some more questions? in the back please. >> [inaudible] is there no relation between all these groups? with this issue dirt -- started during the assassination of abdullah azzam. unwed as my friend mentioned, would abu yahya al-libi would, he was born in 1963 and a this is confirmed when writing this was during the fighting in the green mountain all the support coming from the west and some arab countries supporting them to the top of the regime. it originally created to some arab regime. this was said in an interview in a magazine in 1996, issue 963, 964, 965. they created a
we were most of you probably read proust kaufman's op-ed in the washington post yesterday and if you didn't you should have is good, the two things i think bruce didn't mention there are that al-qaeda right now is doubling down on trying to delegitimize and discredit the pakistan and a regime, one, and secondly there are increasing their efforts to co-op with a public opinion surrounding the israeli-palestinian conflict and that's creating all sorts of problems for them but also opportunities....
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. >> couldn't get theme you this to washington? we will get them on tomorrow. >> coincidentally, a friend of mine has been trying to adopt two children for about two years from haiti and she was just down there at the orphanage, which i'm happy to report is doing okay. it is the village of hope orphanage. and -- but she had these pictures of jacquesmel that she was showing me a couple days ago, today, i just got emailed pictures, basically the same area and it's horrible. it is just this beautiful colonial architecture and people, you know, are as affected down there. so -- i think that is important. >> you question faith in all of this? >> you have -- in a way, you do. i mean, you don't understand, especially a place like haiti hit so hard by lots -- >> why? >> why would this happen? why would it happen, i don't know. >> anybody you talk to who spent any time down there, really talks about the resiliency of the people. >> larry: go back now, ben? >> i will definitely go back. you know, i think it is also important to note that pre
. >> couldn't get theme you this to washington? we will get them on tomorrow. >> coincidentally, a friend of mine has been trying to adopt two children for about two years from haiti and she was just down there at the orphanage, which i'm happy to report is doing okay. it is the village of hope orphanage. and -- but she had these pictures of jacquesmel that she was showing me a couple days ago, today, i just got emailed pictures, basically the same area and it's horrible. it is just...
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as i sit here today prosecutors in washington and 94 u.s. attorney offices around the country are hard at work investigating a hard array of financial fraud from mortgage fraud to medicare to health care fraud to security fraud to corporate malfeasance, i'm proud that we have put in place to financial crisis that is and will continue to be aggressive. while the region is brood, we do not proport to have all of the answers. as a general matter, we do not have the expertise nor is it part of our mission on the financial crisis. rather the justice department resources on focused on investigating and prosecuting crime. it is within this context that impressed to offer my testimony and contribute to your vital review. the department has a long history of prosecuting financial fraud. and we will continue to do so. working in concert with our federal, state, lowball, tribal, and territorial partners. the justice department is using every tool at our disposal. including new resources, advance technologies, and communications capabilities. and the ve
as i sit here today prosecutors in washington and 94 u.s. attorney offices around the country are hard at work investigating a hard array of financial fraud from mortgage fraud to medicare to health care fraud to security fraud to corporate malfeasance, i'm proud that we have put in place to financial crisis that is and will continue to be aggressive. while the region is brood, we do not proport to have all of the answers. as a general matter, we do not have the expertise nor is it part of our...
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on september 25,t( required the deposits, assets and liabilities of washington mutual from the fdic. we learned we were the only bank çprepared toú@zt immediately. in addition, we continued to lend and support our clients financially -- financing throughout the crisis. we provided more than $800 billion in direct lending and corporate clients. we provide state and local governmentsçç money. we're the only institution that agreed to lend california $1.5 billion in its time of need. we have maintained our lending levels to small business. we announced -- we announce that we will increase that lending to $10 billion this year. we are doing everything we can to meet -- to help them meet their mortgage obligations. we offered a new trial, loan modifications. -- home loan modifications. our diversity of business have been essential to us for emerging as a stronger firm. some have suggested that size alone or the combination of investment banking and commercial banking caused the crisis. we disagree. if you consider the institutions that failed, some of the largest failures were stan
on september 25,t( required the deposits, assets and liabilities of washington mutual from the fdic. we learned we were the only bank çprepared toú@zt immediately. in addition, we continued to lend and support our clients financially -- financing throughout the crisis. we provided more than $800 billion in direct lending and corporate clients. we provide state and local governmentsçç money. we're the only institution that agreed to lend california $1.5 billion in its time of need. we...